Fear of Flying

Alex is an ambitious sports writer who navigates the soulless pit of app dating despite letdowns, mentors apprehensive troubled teens, and upheaves his life by allowing his semi-estranged brother Wyatt to crash on his couch indefinitely. Oh yeah, and he does all that while using a wheelchair to get around. Alex wears a mask of bravado, but every time he’s reminded of his former track and field star self, he faces a torrent of emotions.

A chance encounter with Nora, an attractive coworker, at an office party sparks an unexpected connection, disrupting his routine. Nora, having cut off her toxic family twelve years prior, avoids intimacy and treats relationships like milk with an expiration date. Their budding relationship is fraught with personal insecurities and past traumas. Stuck in a stalemate, they both realize that to move forward, they first have to accept their past. And that is even scarier than falling in love.

"Fear of Flying" is set against the vibrant backdrop of Boston, which, with its centuries of history and picturesque autumn, becomes a character of its own.